What if this kind of talk draws negative attention?
I like to think of BTC as a hobby, a hobby that generates USD. You can't have one without the other; so to speak. I think that BTC will never surpass USD nor will it become a viable electronic "currency". It's just a fun project that pays you back.
A hobby?!? Just a fun project?!? Well, to each man his own, I guess...
Cheesy as this may sound, but I think of Bitcoin (or cryptocurrency in general) as potentially freeing the people from the suppression they're suffering from and make the world a better place. Why do we have to work for 40 hours per week (in case we have a job) or live in less than optimal conditions (in case we don't have a job and maybe also in case we do). Why do we have to exploit and destroy mother nature and her resources and eradicate other lifeforms? We're clearly not living up to our potential in this regard.
Now one might not believe there is a connection between the type of money we use to the prosperity and respectfulness we live in. I do: I think our economy can be run much more efficiently with sound money.
Much can be said about how to build a potentially
better society and I don't want to spoil any efforts, but
the single most effective measure is the use of sound money.Desirable things like a smaller state, more efficient and modest natural resource usage and even a higher level of happiness will all follow from the use of sound money.
That's why I put so much energy into bitcoin and am so excited about it, not because it's a hobby that generates a little bit of colored paper currency.
Draw negative attention? Well FUCK YEAH, bring it on baby, this is a currency war and I'm fighting!